Gold Rush

Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?

• Russians

• Chinese

• Germans

• Gauls

What was the most permanent effect of the Gold Rush?

• Everyone developed tumors from the water

• California went to war with Texas

• Everyone left California for Mexico

• Immigration in California caused diversity

Which of the following was a result of the California gold rush?

• American settlers rebelled against the Mexican government.
  
• Los Angeles became a center of banking, manufacturing, and trade.
  
• California gained enough settlers to apply for statehood.
  
• Thousands of Chinese died from diseases brought by newcomers.
  

What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby?

• Rush towns

• Cities of gold

• Boomtowns

• Ghost towns

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
• Work in New York factories
• Contributions to the steel industry
• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? 

• Surfers
• Coasters
• Forty Niners
• Raiders

Besides their search for Gold another major contribution made by Chinese Immigrants was they helped build the:

• Empire State Building

• Brooklyn Bridge

• Transcontinental Railroad

Levi Strauss is famous for

• creating the first pair of blue jeans

• creating the first grocery store

• finding gold

• creating the telegraph

Mexican and Chinese miners worked hard and found a lot of gold, but they also faced discrimination. What is discrimination?

• unfair treatment of people based on their race, gender, age, or other characteristic

• given fair treatment

• when others help each other out

• treating others like you want to be treated

What was the most destructive type of mining for the land?

• gold panning
• hydraulic mining
• coyote holes
• sluice boxes